yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
I think its a bad way by Sony. Many people in Beta test and back to Official FW by Flashtool.
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
They are gonna send me the ota again but i dont know if i Will be able tp install it

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[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
Are you in Beta backup and got this update or in official fw?
[Xperia Z3 General] rchoairy:
Region??
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
It 's beta update bro, not official
[Xperia Z3 General] rchoairy:
I know ! But Beta is subject only to some regions! So I asked to que Region is Your firmware !
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
Not depends on region. Sony choose the IMEI
[Xperia Z3 General] Marília de Oliveira:
Friend you are enrolled in the beta program? that doesn't actually and beta is official! back up the system please.

Thank you! :D
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
Try this:-

- Restore original MMbeta unmodified /system through TWRP or zip posted in the forums.

- Flash MM official ftf excluding / system (kernel is the same plus stock Sony FotaKernel will get re-installed)

- Re-lock bootloader (probably not necessary)

- Take update

- Unlock bootloader

- Flash TWRP to recovery partition

- Boot to TWRP using button combo and backup /boot and /system

- Share it :D
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
Cheers. I am allready on mm oficial beta so i Will flash only kernel by flashtool and wait to receive ota.

A question is if i made a factory reset should it be enought to have the kernel unmodified?.

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[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
Flash kernel.sin and recovery.sin, then go for it. Make sure mmbeta1 system is unmodified too, otherwise restore/flash that as well.
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
Good idea. I think it will work
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
I Will no worries.

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[Xperia Z3 General] robogo1982:
So... any success? :D
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
[MENTION=4675598]shoey63[/MENTION] .No luck, I tried flashing fotakernel.sin and kernel.sin only and start to updated but in some point is breaking and firmware is not updated.

i am still receiving the ota but i dont know what else to do
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
Maybe the zip in this post will help.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=65871019

Should bring you back to original mm-beta system and kernel.

You will have to unlock >flash twrp > flash zip >flash Fotakernel

Edit: And you WILL have to flash stock /system because if you modified it (and I know you do), the OTA won't take.
[Xperia Z3 General] rchoairy:
Some backup OTA? Anything? Kkk
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
About 5 beta testers will help Sony improve latest FW Lol
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/573329c651d86/shortreport.zip

This a report from the fail updated.

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[Xperia Z3 General] s3backler:
PLS i need Help

Hello community admins and co.

I need your help

I know that does not belong there here

I want to know if I make a backup of TA and then bootloader unlock a custom rom like eg CM13 flasch must I then the keys so the backup TA again at CM13 flash or then I just need to backup TA only when Stock Rome ??

I'm grateful for any help
[Xperia Z3 General] Nojus33:
I didn't really understand your question here. Anyway here is some tips:

1. Root without unlocking your bootloader

2. Backup TA (most important step)!!!! and store it somewhere safe.

3. If you want to use Non-stock roms - unlock your bootloader.

There's no need to unlock your bootloader if you'll use only sony ROM's. And there's no point to Restore TA on non-sony roms, because it's relocks your bootloader and you'll get SoftBrick. And NEVER try to restore other device TA, because your phone will HardBrick. Keep in mind that SoftBrick is fixable and HardBrick is impossible to fix.

Hope I helped.:)
[Xperia Z3 General] s3backler:
I understood you and many thanks

I mean only when I flash with unlocked bootloader cm13 then I can not backup TA correct my cellphone with CM13 ?? otherwise soft break my smartphone correctly ??

Backup TA Is only if I return on Sony stocks roms back and the bootloader close it again and you have full functionaly correctly?? ty bro
[Xperia Z3 General] istux:
[MENTION=3979060]juanpirulo[/MENTION]

I'm sure by experience that the stock lollipop allows the updates to work properly.

1) Make a full backup.

2) Relock the bootloader.

3) Flash the last Lollipop 23.4.A.1.264 (spanish in your case, but also dutch or italian) stock firmware with Flashtool. DON'T WIPE DATA. Say NO to fc-script question.

4) Turn on the phone. You will get a lot of errors because of marsmallow data. Ignore them if you can.

5) Try to update in sequence till the last 23.5.A.1.151

6) Unlock the bootloader, flash the recovery and make the backup.
[Xperia Z3 General] benzo:
is the new beta (23.5.A.1.151) out for testers?
[Xperia Z3 General] Nojus33:
Yes, but only for members of xperia beta program. We're trying to get this new beta for everyone out here, but juanpirulo can't even download it even for himself. All we can do is wait.:(
[Xperia Z3 General] theduke7:
if you already have unlocked bootloader then back up is pointless, backup saves the original TA on a locked device with stock rom , if you have a ta backup already, don't restore on cm13 (or anything similar) because it will softbirck the device, flash a stock rom 1st then restore your ORIGINAL device ta backup.

if you already unlocked your bootloader without backup the ta data is already lost and no way to retrieve it, non the less there's a mod that restores the camera functions on the cross device section.
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
Thats right but you have to ask them to send you the ota otherways you get the official update, so its up to them. But.... Fortunatly I ve go....[emoji12] [emoji12]

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[Xperia Z3 General] carburano:
I know you did it :) Like me ... Great Amir :)
[Xperia Z3 General] istux:
You have to ask nothing.

If you keep your data of last beta, you receive the right OTA to upgrade from LP to MM. ;)
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
As i try before if you downgrade without wiping data the Phone bootloop, so i get on beta again with a clean. 264. Thats how me and another italian guy have done. Cheers

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[Xperia Z3 General] istux:
So, rolling back to last Lollipop 264 + a valid IMEI is enough.

Good to know :good:
[Xperia Z3 General] robogo1982:
Thank you all for all your hard work in trying to get the beta back. We're all eagerly awaiting the dumps so we can try it ourselves :)
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
So how do you get stock recovery back after unlocking, flashing twrp and taking a backup? Does relocking the bootloader bring it back automatically? Or do you need to flash something?

Not in the beta program, just curious.
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
NEW STAMINA MODE: ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

You can reduce the need for regular charging by intelligently managing your battery usage with the latest version of Sony’s Stamina mode together with Google's Doze.

DOZE + STAMINA MODE

Doze, which is a mandatory Marshmallow feature, automatically regulates power consumption when your smartphone has been idle for a prolonged period, by reducing data traffic. You can white-list apps of your choice to stay active, simply by going to Settings > Battery > 3 dots (top right) > Battery optimization and selecting the appropriate apps. This will ensure you continue to receive crucial notifications.

Now, if you are desperately in need of extra battery saving, the new Stamina mode is here to help. Once it’s switched on, power-hungry features are intelligently turned-off or limited, to reduce battery consumption (including—but not limited to—GPS, vibration, image enhancement, rendering performance and background data traffic).

Your white-listed apps remain active, whilst others remain restricted. This means you can carry the phone with you, or even wake it up to check the time and key notifications, without activating energy hungry features unnecessarily.

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As part of our ongoing strategy for the Xperia Beta Program, we are continuously listening to our users' needs and monitoring feature performance—if we can make genuine improvements that will provide a better experience, we will always consider them accordingly.

Thank you very much for your support and feedback.

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PRO TIP: Activate the new Stamina mode when you’re looking to extend your battery life by going to Settings > Battery > Stamina mode. You can then customize and set the battery level percentage for automatic activation.﻿

https://plus.google.com/u/0/101664517498434307972/posts/iDQ6Xfi3YKN
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
All we now is the rom to test it. Any progress?
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
So here you have a flashable new beta 23.5.A.1.151 with Recroot V4 (root y recovery)

Credits for [MENTION=4675598]shoey63[/MENTION] [MENTION=2822871]Wolfbreak[/MENTION] [MENTION=3989065]serajr[/MENTION] [MENTION=3975929]zxz0O0[/MENTION]

Z3_MM_Beta_23.5.A.1.151.Flashable.zip	1.65 GB

https://mega.nz/#!j0wBAaoC!27XL_-pU13iu_Ih7S2OyBtZ8zGOBWu3iNv0S97IpEoI

just install by recovery no need to wipe anything.
[Xperia Z3 General] istux:
I've always resumed the DATA I backed-up just before the very first update from LL to MM, relocked the bootloader, flashed a full 264 lollipop by Flashtool without wiping data, powered up ...and I've always received all beta updates in a row ;)

Once I tried a full wiped 264 but updates didn't start, don't know why. Probably servers were offline in that moment and I wasn't patient.

Now they say it should work either this way, good to know.

Anyway I'm glad that the idea to roll back to 264 finally worked. Enjoy it ;)
[Xperia Z3 General] Licaon_Kter:
So one needs to maintain battery optimization exclusion lists in 2 places now (both Doze & Stamina) ? oh FFS :-|
[Xperia Z3 General] xfire:
I tried to install three times, but it always goes in bootloop::crying: I try to re-download the rom entirely.

With the file manager I found that many folders were not present, it is as if a part of the Roma were not installed.
[Xperia Z3 General] Pandemic:
No man, the update is not rolled out.... Yet !!

“Sent From MWE V9.5.0 On My Z3”
[Xperia Z3 General] gregbradley:
As the update has not been rolled out yet there can be no testers to share their impressions.

Thread closed as place holders are not allowed.

Once the update has been released please PM me or report this thread again to get it to re-open

Thread re-opened, enjoy the new concept ROM
[Xperia Z3 General] ondrejvaroscak:
Thanks, however this is not new Concept but beta commercial firmware release...
[Xperia Z3 General] gregbradley:
Corrected, thanks
[Xperia Z3 General] aidaz:
Wait, what? I don't see any new firmware. Has it been released yet?
[Xperia Z3 General] ondrejvaroscak:
It is being released to people registered in Beta testing programme in certain countries. Update to Beta M is distributed as OTA.
[Xperia Z3 General] aidaz:
Aren't they interested to share at least some pics with us?
[Xperia Z3 General] Drakomord:
Maybe they are not members of XDA... :rolleyes:

Low chance they are not, but possible. Wait & see.. :fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z3 General] silentmax24:
I received this email yesterday "

"

but i didn't receive the ota yet, guess it will come in the next days
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
Ok this is all we have so far

No screenshots, don't even know if it was successfully installed. I suspect not as it appears [MENTION=1998550]incodnita[/MENTION] had root and custom (xz dual?) recovery installed.

What I would like to know is

- What firmware needs to be running to make the update work?

- Exactly where should it be placed?

- Will it update automatically on next reboot if placed correctly?

- Will it install on any z3?

Thoughts anyone?
[Xperia Z3 General] Hana88:
I received the ota but i can't download it until i come back home. I give you screenshot asap
[Xperia Z3 General] two67:
I have received the OTA notification also. Will try to download when I come back home in the afternoon and comment.

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[Xperia Z3 General] Adriancko:
How can i install the ota package linked few post above ?
[Xperia Z3 General] olafd72:
Would be nice to have a FTF file. Anyone? :D
[Xperia Z3 General] silentmax24:
Just installed the ota, first impression is that it feels really snappy. The camera interface is the one from the z5 now. No stamina mode present anymore, i guess that is because of google introduced doze in mm. Hope doze doest at least as good as the stamina mode
[Xperia Z3 General] Hana88:
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[Xperia Z3 General] pumajoe:
Installation instruction for the ota file?
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
No way.:angel:
[Xperia Z3 General] pumajoe:
Why ?
[Xperia Z3 General] ondrejvaroscak:
As per : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65735943&postcount=1584

seems that (logically) you need latest Lollipop (.264)

Its been donwloaded on /data/media/0/recovery

Seems that update procedure is based on built-in Sony stock recovery and done on reboot. But if it is triggered automatically or by Beta or System Update app.. no clue..
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
Anyone else can report if its working correctly? I had no problem and i flash about a couple of times. Cheers

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[Xperia Z3 General] catalin habdul:
Same here...in twrp the message is boot.img is missing? or someting like that.....we should install on top of the first beta?Thanks
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
Which firmware or rom you have prior to updated?

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[Xperia Z3 General] catalin habdul:
RXSW 3.0 WOLFBREAK rom
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
can you try to install recroot v4 and try to install again the rom?. cheers

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[MENTION=4675598]shoey63[/MENTION] [MENTION=3989065]serajr[/MENTION] [MENTION=2822871]Wolfbreak[/MENTION] could you have a look to the rom why people can have a problem with a wrong installation of the boot.img?.cheers
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
Is this kernel of original z3
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
Yes this is the one from the backup. could it be this the problem?
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
i will test it and report later :)
[Xperia Z3 General] catalin habdul:
Same problem....
[Xperia Z3 General] xfire:
+1 - Rom .570 beta
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
How about moving boot.img out of the Root folder, and put it with the system.img in the base directory of the zip.

Then you can replace this line

package_extract_file("Root/boot.img", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot");

to this

package_extract_file("boot.img", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot");

That would surely make it flash.
[Xperia Z3 General] octolith:
I'll try to do this, I'll report as soon as it's finished.
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
you think is because of that? could it be because a just rename boot.emmc.win to boot.img? someone report to try flashing boot.img directly by adb and got this error

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=66832192&postcount=18
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
Ah yes, its a kernel.elf, so you can't fastboot it. "package_extract_file" in updater script should work though. Maybe you don't need to move it. I'm no expert in edify scripts though.

Edit: Is system.img a renamed system_image.emmc.win from twrp backup?
[Xperia Z3 General] octolith:
This didn't work :)

Edit: [MENTION=4675598]shoey63[/MENTION] the error I get in recovery is this, no matter what i do:

****

Boot image patcher

****

- finding boot image

--- Boot image: /dev/block/mmcblk0p14

- Extracting ramdisk

--- Failure, aborting

So extracting the ramdisk seems to fail for some reason.
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
yes system.img is rename from backup is that a problem?

yes thats seem to be the problem so how i should be to get the system.img form system_img.emmc.win?
[Xperia Z3 General] Wolfbreak:
I will download the ROM and have a look at it.
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
its seems the problem is how i rename the system_img.emmc.win to system.img. So how i should rename the file form the backup?
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
Actually both /boot and /system are pure image backups, so renaming shouldn't be the problem. I think you need to reboot after flashing a system.img before you can modify /system files. That might be the issue. And by then, recovery is gone. :(

Anyway. See what Wolfbreak has to say....
[Xperia Z3 General] doomed151:
Hey, thanks for the hint! I renamed both files to boot.emmc.win and system_img.emmc.win and restored using TWRP, it's finally booting :D

EDIT: I also flashed RecRootV4_combined.zip right after.

EDIT: It has booted successfully.
[Xperia Z3 General] octolith:
Restoring it as a TWRP backup and then still from the recovery, without reboot installing recroot v4 worked for me, too.
[Xperia Z3 General] xfire:
I installed the .151 flashable ROM, then TWRP recovery from the boot and system files, then flash RecV4.

It works perfectly, Thanks.:good::good:

Now what do you suggest to do?
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
Could someone extract the ramdisk from 151 fw boot.img?

Thanks :)
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
- Check if you have root

- Check if you can enter recovery

- Check if you can write to /system
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
There is no problem on that, i check and is working root and recovery fine. The problem with my rom is the script i think in some way is not mounting the supersu zip and trying to resolve. cheers

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ok i am uploading again de rom, i think i resolve the ****... problem with the script . i ve allready install a couple of times the rom and everything is ok. cheers
[Xperia Z3 General] robogo1982:
Aw sweet :D :good:
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
Z3_MM_Beta_23.5.A.1.151.Flashable.zip	1.65 GB

https://mega.nz/#!qtIVlBaZ!PwlU1_drC_2LONIf3Q9xkZ7x2UHh0uqQJBKqtgcIupY
[Xperia Z3 General] Wolfbreak:
I already deodexed and made a new ROM based on new beta but im outside since some Hours and might have no time to finalize and upload it today.
[Xperia Z3 General] eurekaseven:
ah wait because the friend juan pirulo not boot
[Xperia Z3 General] DennisDD78:
Thank you, dude! :)

But what`s the difference between this backup and that you uploaded earlier?

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Please, specify, you renamed system to system_img.emmc.win or to system.emmc.win ? Because earlier, with .570 beta update, i renamed system to system.emmc.win, with no img word.
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
I think he fixed the updater script

Depends on the recovery being used. Try system first, then if you don't see it, try system_image.
[Xperia Z3 General] DennisDD78:
So , now we can just falsh it through recovery without rename or what ?

I`ve got you. And is that OK that there`s no md5 files with image files ?
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
Sure, but they are not used when making flashable zips. Either turn md5 sum verification off or ask Juan for them.
[Xperia Z3 General] NewBieSS:
Anyone? I tried with boot slipt pl but no luck. Android Magic not found problem. :)
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
There is no diference on files, Just modified a wrong typo on updater script, the guy Who renamed the system.img file and tne boot.img was to restore as backup not to flashed. Cheers

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[Xperia Z3 General] DennisDD78:
So, it`s better to rename the files and restore them as a backup, and not to flash the zip, right ?
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
Well its seems that the zip for some reason its working fine in my device 8-} i dont know why, so meanwhile you can extract system.img and boot.img rename them as told before and restore this files as backup.

Anyway you can wait for wolfbreaks update. Sorry about this guys i Will try to found out what os wrong.

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[Xperia Z3 General] benzo:
Hello xfire,

can you explain the procedure to a noob like me?

Thank you (:

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What's the procedure? For example, i have downloaded the rom zip, inside her i see "/System.img" and "/Root/boot.img". I need to extract and rename theese to boot.emmc.win and system_img.emmc.win (for TWRP restore compatibility from what i understand) then what?
[Xperia Z3 General] robogo1982:
After restoring flash RecRoot, (and if you need it, Xposed) and try to reboot.
[Xperia Z3 General] xfire:
I extracted the two System and Boot file, I renamed them and I copied them into TWRP extsd inside the folder \ Backups \ CB5A210T9R (in my case).

Then I restored with TWRP and even after I installed RecRootV4.

Ho estratto i due file System e Boot , li ho rinominati e li ho copiati nella ExtSD dentro la cartella TWRP\Backups\CB5A210T9R (nel mio caso ) .

Poi ho ripristinato con TWRP e dopo ancora ho installato RecRootV4.
[Xperia Z3 General] benzo:
Thank you Grisù, ehm xfire :D, however where i obtain the folder name "CB5A210T9R "?
[Xperia Z3 General] xfire:
You've never made a backup with TWRP? You should already have a folder on the SD card.

Otherwise you do before a backups with TWRP (maybe just the kernel) and in this way will create the folder where TWRP puts all the various backup.

Non hai mai fatto un backup con TWRP ? Dovresti già avere la cartella sulla scheda SD.

Altrimenti fai prima un backups con TWRP (magari solo del kernel) ed in questo modo verrà creata la cartella dove TWRP mette tutti i vari backup..
[Xperia Z3 General] benzo:
Thankj you!! works fine now! I did not think to make a fake backup to create the folder with name :D
[Xperia Z3 General] RAM GUY23:
I get bootloop. What I did was flashing the .151 ZIP through TWRP Recovery, wipe data first then flash .151 then RICDefeat.

I flashed from .486 firmware.
[Xperia Z3 General] Vildanoff:
I was successfully launched on the D6633 Dual:fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Z3 General] Laercio_lalau:
Link
[Xperia Z3 General] Vildanoff:
after full flash ROM and RecRoot v 4, power off , through Flashtool flash https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Oh-wCEPsZWQ1VHclo3RTh2WEk/view

reboot in to recovery and flash Patch https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6Oh-wCEPsZWTVdnT0RTZjZRT2M

Done
[Xperia Z3 General] w. junior:
[MENTION=5436729]Vildanoff[/MENTION]

It did not work for me. The phone has no signal

Nevermind.

Its working.

Thanks
[Xperia Z3 General] saeed-constantine:
Someone in beta community suggest these plz

1. Enable/disable top contacts in phone app

2. Seprate smart call handling features ( i dont want auto answer but need others.)an ability for choose theme seprately
[Xperia Z3 General] juanpirulo:
Anyone like to try this New zip?

Please dont make any wipe in first place if bootloop then try wipe data

https://mega.nz/#!K1oXQIpb!QQpatWQ5dN22Csh5LGwLFJu_voqM7Uu2gHPnojIaCNs

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[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
If for some reason [MENTION=3979060]juanpirulo[/MENTION]'s zip is not working as it should, here is minehttp://d-h.st/zxYv

It's fully signed so, when flashing, enable "zip signature verification" in recovery to confirm the integrity of the download.

Note for Concept Rom users

- You MUST flash a .264 or MM ftf beforehand with all wipes included due to differences in the partition table.

Edit: Apologies for using Dev Host, but Drive and AFH couldn't complete the upload, and I haven't signed up for Mega as yet.

Edit 2: Dirty flashed on LP .232 and no bootloop - just have to wait for apps to optimize. Also restored original TA backup (Haven't done that for a while) and everything is working perfectly.
[Xperia Z3 General] mathorv:
Guys do you still experience "Mobile radio active" on .151 concept rom? It's present on .570 roms...

PS [MENTION=3979060]juanpirulo[/MENTION]

I admire your persistence.
[Xperia Z3 General] shoey63:
Give the guys a chance to install and test. Link has only been up for a couple of hours. Confirmation of a successful install (apart from me), would be a good start...